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Law Firms Step Up To Navigate Biz Opportunities In Venezuela
Law firms are gearing up to assist clients exploring potential business opportunities in Venezuela following President Donald Trump's announcement that the U.S. would "run" the country for the time being after the arrest of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on narco-conspiracy charges.
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AI Catapulted Legal Tech Funding To New Heights In 2025
Funding for legal technology companies rose sharply in 2025, roughly 42% year-over-year, as investors poured new capital into artificial intelligence startups that are reshaping the legal industry.
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Lewis Brisbois Adds DLA Piper Antitrust Atty As DC Co-Head
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP has tapped a veteran antitrust attorney most recently with DLA Piper to help lead its Washington, D.C., office.
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Jackson Lewis Chief Innovation Officer Jumps To Orrick
Jackson Lewis PC's chief practice and innovation officer has accepted a new position as Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP's senior technology counsel.
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Blank Rome Starts 2026 With 14 New Appointments
Blank Rome LLP announced a series of leadership appointments Tuesday, bolstering one department, four practice groups and three offices.
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Akerman Brings On Smith Gambrell Litigator in Florida
A longtime Smith Gambrell & Russell LLP attorney has moved his practice to Akerman LLP's national litigation practice group in Jacksonville, Florida.
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NY Real Estate Lender Bravo Capital Taps GC From Skadden
Bravo Capital has hired a longtime Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP partner as general counsel, the New York City-headquartered commercial real estate financing firm announced Wednesday.
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K&L Gates Adds Ex-Texas Speaker Atty To Public Policy Team
K&L Gates LLP has added a partner to its public policy and law practice who brings substantial experience working in and with the Texas Legislature, including a stint as deputy general counsel to the Lone Star State's speaker of the house.
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K&L Gates Elevates 26 To Partner Across 17 Offices
K&L Gates LLP unveiled a partner class nearly as large as the previous year's on Tuesday, elevating 26 attorneys across 17 offices.
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Thompson Hine Lands In Silicon Valley With IP Boutique Attys
Cleveland-based Thompson Hine LLP is expanding its California footprint, announcing Tuesday it is combining with Silicon Valley intellectual property litigation boutique Turner Boyd Seraphine LLP.
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Texas Justices Erase ABA Approval In Bar Admissions
The Texas Supreme Court on Tuesday issued an order ending a longstanding rule requiring graduation from a law school approved by the American Bar Association for admittance to the state bar, with the court giving itself the authority for accreditation.
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Fox Rothschild Adds Ex-Steptoe Atty To Head Fintech Practice
Fox Rothschild LLP announced Tuesday that it has hired the former leader of Steptoe LLP's payments team as chair of the firm's newly formalized fintech and digital assets practice.
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Employment Trio Joins Ogletree In California, Oregon
Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC announced Tuesday that the labor and employment firm has added three experienced shareholders to bolster its efforts in California and Oregon.
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Holland & Knight Names Largest Partner Class In 3 Years
Holland & Knight has elected 50 attorneys to its partnership ranks, marking its largest class since 2023.
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Healthcare Litigator Moves Practice To Troutman In Philly
A litigator specializing in healthcare and product liability cases has joined Troutman Pepper Locke LLP's Philadelphia office after practicing for more than six years with Campbell Conroy & O'Neil PC.
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Foley Hoag Banking And Finance Partner Rejoins Weil
A Foley Hoag LLP partner who started her career at Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP in the New York office has rejoined Weil as a Boston-based partner in the banking and finance practice.
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DOJ Fraud Section Leader Returns To Cahill Gordon In DC
A former senior deputy chief of the U.S. Department of Justice's fraud section and former staff member for the U.S. House's Jan. 6 committee has left the public sector and rejoined Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP's office in Washington.
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Goldberg Segalla Taps 17 Attys As Partners, 4 Special Counsel
Goldberg Segalla LLP has elevated 17 lawyers to partnership roles to start the new year and has named four lawyers as special counsel, in the firm's smallest class of promoted attorneys in the past two years.
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Blank Rome Expands In Florida With Akerman IP Atty Duo
Blank Rome LLP has established a presence in West Palm Beach, Florida, with the addition of lawyers from Akerman LLP to its intellectual property and technology practice group and its technology industry team.
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Sidley Loses 4th NY Finance Partner To Paul Weiss
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP has brought on another former Sidley Austin LLP attorney as a New York-based partner on its growing corporate finance team, the firm announced Tuesday.
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Ex-SDNY Deputy Chief Of Appeals Joins Pryor Cashman
Pryor Cashman LLP announced Tuesday that it hired a former assistant U.S. attorney at the Southern District of New York as a partner in its white collar and regulatory enforcement practice out of its New York office.
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Foley, McElroy Latest Law Firms To Disclose Data Breaches
Foley & Lardner LLP and McElroy Deutsch Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP, along with several smaller law firms, publicly disclosed data breaches last month, making them the latest firms to experience cyberattacks.
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Arnold & Porter Adds Amazon, K&L Gates Duo On West Coast
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP has grown its real estate offerings on the West Coast with the addition of an in-house lawyer from Amazon and a K&L Gates LLP attorney.
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Willkie Adds DC, NY Funds Attys From K&L Gates, Sidley
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP has hired asset management partners in New York and Washington, D.C., who join the team from Sidley Austin LLP and K&L Gates LLP to continue advising clients on transactions and regulatory matters related to a range of investment funds.
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Legal Tech Leaders' 2026 Focus: Ensuring AI Delivers
The consensus among legal tech leaders is that generative artificial intelligence is here to stay, and their goals for 2026 include making it easier for attorneys to leverage this technology and finding the best tools in a crowded market.